Chapter 703 – #96. Jinhaesol (7)
“So, do you have anything to say to me? You said you would do your best to cooperate if I told you the reason.”
[Σ(‘◉⌓◉’)]
“Are you quick to cooperate?”
At the attitude that is getting more and more crooked, Pony pops up a speech bubble emoticon sweating profusely.
[(ﾟﾛ､ﾟ;;;) uhm…That’s um…]
“If you stand out like this without saying anything, you really better be prepared.
If that bastard really jumps…
I will do my best to fuck that bastard from now on.
Perhaps feeling my sincerity, Pony stopped raising sweaty speech bubbles and began to think seriously.
Finally, the promise of proper ‘cooperation’ was kept.
[There is no way to bring a dead child back to life, even without a proper body. As you said, unless you really go back to the past and stop that accident.]
Rather, she says, it would have been easier if the child had been born and she had died.
It made me sick again that I was a child born into this world and died without being able to breathe properly.
[I can’t go into details, but in order for a proper soul to be created, it has to be born first. But he became that way before he was even born… So his soul wasn’t even created.]
“If the soul had not been created…”
[The existence itself has disappeared. The remaining traces were probably used as materials when other beings were created.]
At first glance, it was a terrible story.
Didn’t everything about my child get ripped off and become materials?
It was too cruel a result for a child who died before being born.
“Fuck.”
I couldn’t help but swear.
I’d rather not know if I didn’t know.
Even knowing this, I couldn’t leave it alone.
[Do you understand the situation roughly? It means that your child has already become a different being and was born into this world. Do you understand why changing the past is inevitable and how much the future will change once the past is changed?]
“It doesn’t matter. I’ll save you.”
It doesn’t matter if it’s selfish.
The world has done terrible things to my unborn child.
Pony continued to try to persuade me, who still didn’t change her mind.
[If your child is resurrected, other souls born from that child will be handicapped. As much as the part that the child was used as material.]
It is not something that can be done by simply saving a child.
“It often appears in movies. They say that the future was messed up after changing the past and coming back.”
It might have been better not to change the past.
However.
“So what?”
Get handicapped?
My child, who died before being born, is not pitiful then?
At least, even if those children have disabilities, can’t they live after being born?
Arms bend inward, and one’s own children are bound to be more precious than the children of others.
“Everyone is selfish, and so am I.”
[Hmm…Yes…That’s right. Okay. Then, be prepared. As it is a reward that we cannot easily give, there will be many things you have to do.]
“As much as you like. Just don’t cross the line. If possible, I’ll quietly cooperate.”
[I mentioned it earlier, but as the past changes, there are not one or two people who will affect the future. We have to deal with all of that, but we can’t do it for free, can we?]
The fact that Pony kept scaring me sounded like he was going to catch the hukou again.
I sharpened my eyes and said.
“Just know that. From what I see, if you think you’ve crossed the line, I’ll find another way.”
[What?! Then what if you get reported! If you use a banned item and get reported, you will be arrested!]
“That’s something you guys need me to take care of, right?”
Now I know quite a lot about this.
They say that I am the only one who can save this world, but how will they see me being captured?
[If you carelessly deal with dangerous guys, you’ll be in big trouble! Those guys are more toxic than me.]
“Then, make sure you set the conditions for yourself. Be sure to remember that if you set too many conditions, they will upset you.”
If I didn’t say this, I would have listened to him to bring a lot of the various missions he had piled up.
I gave you a strong warning, so I’m sure you’ll try to eat in moderation.
‘Dad will bring it back to life.’
My baby who was sent away without even being able to name it properly.
Lanna-san would surely be delighted if she returned the lost child.
Since her past is changing, she will forget even the fact of her loss, and the scars she received will disappear without a trace.
‘I should have remembered it earlier…’
It was regrettable that I finally remembered that there was a way.
If I had known it sooner… It would have been filled with much happier memories than now.
After carefully checking the conditions I requested, the pony disappeared and reappeared in front of me after a longer time than expected.
♧ ♧ ♧
“Why are you here so late?”
[How busy I was because of you! It came quickly enough.]
It must be that the conditions I set are definitely difficult.
“So, what are the results?”
[If you knew how hard I worked to get this, it wouldn’t be enough to say thank you a hundred times.]
Pony did not easily tell her what she had brought.
She is a guy who likes to be condescending, so I thought she should give me a little woojjujju at this level.
“Is that how you got the conditions so well? I’m looking forward to it?”
[٩(๑`^´๑)۶ Is that all just reactions?! Please thank me more!!]
“You have to know how the conditions were met before you can say thank you or not. They say thank you first without telling them, but there’s no way it would come from the heart.”
As if he couldn’t refute my words, he circled around me for no reason.
[Anyway, there is no cute corner at all.]
“I don’t have the slightest desire to be loved by you. Hurry up and give it to me. How long are you going to send me back to the past?”
[First of all, we tried to figure out a way to not affect the future as much as possible. So the condition that came out is that it is impossible for you to go back yourself.]
“Then who will save my child?”
Pony’s words were disappointing from the start.
[I!]
“You?”
[Okay. You just need to prevent traffic accidents. That much is something I can change enough even if I go back. It’s far less influential than if you go back and change the past wildly.]
It is said that moving a person who did not exist at all has less impact on the future than moving a person who existed in the past and changing the past.
“…I can’t be trusted. What if you do it and you mess it up even more?”
[Hey! Trust me! Do you know that I can’t just prevent an accident?]
“What I’m worried about is whether it will end with one traffic accident. Even if you prevent a traffic accident, if another accident happens and the child dies again?
[Then what more do you want here?]
“An item that can protect a child. I want you to pass it on to Lanna-san.”
Products that help children be born healthy are scattered in stores.
So it was necessary to use it and protect it until the child was born.
[Whew~ Okay. Then I’ll take care of that for sure. Are you done now? Instead, you must give me the items yourself.]
“Is that possible?”
[Muppet. I go back to the past and buy an item with my own money, and you have to pay me for it in the future.]
“Ah!”
After some time (?), He became smarter.
“That much is of course possible. No, it’s good, right?”
[Whew, I need to know that I’m working so hard…]
I really didn’t like the fact that I wasn’t returning, but I thought I’d have to endure it if it lessened the burden of the mission I had to do.
“And?”
[We talked about the compensation part, so what you need to do next.]
“What, it’s not just one or two. You can’t tell me to do all of these?”
[Think of the reward. Changing the past is absolutely illegal! If we get caught, we also have to take responsibility.]
These are the conditions we propose taking into account that.
So that’s not too much.
I decided to take a look at them one by one.
Pony, who was watching me nervously as I read, gave me more explanation that I didn’t even want.
[I’m not saying to do all of this. You choose here.]
“Are you saying I can choose anything here?”
[No! The value per quest is written next to it. It’s worth it.]
“The coin I have to repay is roughly 1.48 million coins…”
[Joe, is there a lot? But this is what I really worked hard on! Before I cut it, it was well over 2 million coins! It’s because you’re living on a small coin. In fact, a few million is really not a big deal from our point of view. My boss says he gets 400,000 coins as a salary!! Damn, I envy you.]
Are you going to receive 400,000 coins as a monthly salary?
That’s a bit embarrassing
“Isn’t that a bit exaggerated? You shook even 100 coins.”
[Kuh..!]
There was a time when I borrowed coins from Pony in the past, I don’t remember the exact amount, but I remember shaking with very few coins.
[This is where the rich get poor and the poor get poor. People who earn a lot earn a lot, and people who don’t earn a lot live by struggling.]
“Is it the same here or there?”
[Anyway, that’s not what I was trying to say. And the mission has been prepared with a big one! Of course, the difficulty will be that high, but.]
It is true that 1.48 million coins is far from my point of view.
[This is a world without this ability, so at least it was 1.48 million. If this was a place with mana, I wouldn’t have done it even if I received 10 million coins.]
Listening to Pony’s words, I started counting.
Changing the past by obtaining an item through the back hole myself, and cooperating with Pony to solve a request worth 1.48 million coins.
The former is illegal, so you don’t know what will happen if you get caught.
[And!!]
Is it because I seem to be struggling with something?
Pony spoke hastily.
[If you accept and solve this quest, we have decided to solve all the aftereffects of the future that will occur as the past changes.]
“…Are you saying that when my child is born, other children will be handicapped?”
[That’s right! It’s not like they want to either. Don’t you feel guilty? Do you seriously think that everything is fine as long as your child is fine?]
It can’t be good for me.
I was angry that my child would have been born with nourishment, but thinking about their current age, disliking it also made me feel guilty.
‘At most, he wouldn’t have been over 10 years old.’
It’s not that I have a mean heart for wanting them to be wrong.
My child is more important than them, so I try to close my eyes and ignore their sacrifice.
So if there’s a way to take responsibility for your kids…
‘There’s no reason not to.’
It would be much cleaner than having to keep feeling guilty.
